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#DFD699

#dfd699 ≈ Pale Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dfd699 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 83.92% green and 60% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.04% magenta, 31.39% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 52.29°, with 52.24% saturation and 73.73% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 14.22:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pale Goldenrod (#eee8aa), ΔE 4.03.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.6608

Complementary

  1. #dfd699
  2. #99a2df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd699
  2. #99c5df
  3. #b399df

Analogous

  1. #dfb399
  2. #dfd699
  3. #c5df99

Triadic

  1. #dfd699
  2. #99dfd6
  3. #d699df

Tetradic

  1. #dfd699
  2. #a2df99
  3. #99a2df
  4. #d699df

Square

  1. #dfd699
  2. #99dfb3
  3. #99a2df
  4. #df99c5

Monochromatic

  1. #aa9b35
  2. #cdbf5f
  3. #dfd699
  4. #f1edd3
  5. #faf9ef

Shades

#dfd699 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd699
  2. #c9c18a
  3. #b2ab7a
  4. #9c966b
  5. #86805c
  6. #706b4d
  7. #59563d
  8. #43402e
  9. #2d2b1f
  10. #16150f
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd699 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd699
  2. #e2daa3
  3. #e5dead
  4. #e9e2b8
  5. #ece6c2
  6. #efebcc
  7. #f2efd6
  8. #f5f3e0
  9. #f9f7eb
  10. #fcfbf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd699 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd699
  2. #d6cd97
  3. #ccc594
  4. #c3bc92
  5. #b9b48f
  6. #b0ab8d
  7. #a6a28a
  8. #9d9a88
  9. #939185
  10. #8a8983
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d4d4d4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d9d5bf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e1d295 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e4d69b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e9cec6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e0d497 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e2d69a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e5d1b6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd699 {
  color: #dfd699;
}
Background
.bg-dfd699 {
  background-color: #dfd699;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd699 {
  border: 2px solid #dfd699;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd699;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 214 153;
  --color-primary-hsl: 52 52% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd699 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd699, #c5df99);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd699 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 214 153 / 0.35);
}

#eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 4.03 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 4.05 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 5.85 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 6.10 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 6.12 #faf0be Blond ΔE 6.51 #f5deb3 Wheat ΔE 7.46 #202966 Inverted #d4d4d4 Grayscale 

Pale Goldenrod
#dfd699  rgb(223, 214, 153)  hsl(52, 52%, 74%)  Pale Goldenrod
#99a2df  rgb(153, 162, 223)  hsl(232, 52%, 74%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#99dfd6  rgb(153, 223, 214)  hsl(172, 52%, 74%)  Pale Turquoise
#d699df  rgb(214, 153, 223)  hsl(292, 52%, 74%)  Plum